Registered Professional Nurse

and the job listing Expires on March 5, 2026

Please see Selection Plan as hours vary (
* Salary commensurate with education and/or experience)

Job Type

Open to the Public

Close Date

2/27/2026 11:59:00 PM

The State of Connecticut
, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (
DMHAS
) is now inviting applications for multiple Nurse positions within Connecticut Valley Hospital (
CVH
). We are looking for dedicated and compassionate professionals to join our behavioral health nursing team and enhance the well-being of our patients.

• Division: Addiction Services Division (ASD) & General Psychiatry Division (GDP)
• Note: These positions can be assigned any unit/location and work schedule/shift throughout ASD or GDP

New! We’re excited that Connecticut has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2025. Visit Nurse Licensure Compact for more details.

• Each Registered Nurse who is permanently assigned to the second or third shift may be eligible to receive a "recruitment and retention" yearly bonus of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). This bonus shall be prorated for part-time.
• In order to be eligible for this bonus, the employee must have completed one year of service in the registered nurse classification.
• Professional growth and development opportunities;
• Health insurance coverage will be limited to those individuals who are regularly scheduled to work at least seventeen and one-half (17-1/2) hours per week. Benefits may vary for specific part-time position.

• Provide nursing care for behavioral health patients within the nursing scope of practice.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team members to provide patient excellence in care and treatments.
• Complete comprehensive nursing assessment for patients with acute psychiatric and addictive problems; and
• Provide direct patient care that includes education, counseling, medication administration and documentation of the treatment plan and ongoing interventions of care.

If you would like to schedule a time to speak with a Clinical Leader to learn about a nursing position at DMHAS, please contact Marilyn.

Duran.

• Permanent DMHAS employees in the classification of Nurse should not apply; transfers within DMHAS will be handled through the agency lateral transfer process.
• Candidates hired from this posting may be initially provided with a temporary assignment; the permanent assignment will be determined within the first six months of employment.

DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

CVH opened in 1868 as the State’s public hospital for the treatment of persons with mental illness. Throughout its history, it has experienced the multitude of medical, social and political changes affecting such facilities. In 1995, the Governor and General Assembly through a statewide restructuring of services for persons with psychological and addiction disabilities called for a renewed commitment to specialized treatment at CVH by expanding community options for patients and staff while closing two other hospitals and consolidating inpatient services here.

The hospital became the amalgamation of four formerly freestanding psychiatric hospitals, four freestanding substance use disorder treatment facilities, and one maximum security hospital. Then in 2010, the former Cedarcrest Regional Hospital (with 2 campuses – Cedar Ridge campus in Newington and Blue Hills campus in Hartford) consolidated services with CVH. On May 1, 2018, the Whiting Forensic Division of CVH separated, creating two separate hospitals;
Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH) and Whiting Forensic Hospital (WFH). Today, CVH is comprised of 17 inpatient units over two campuses (Middletown and Hartford).

We welcome you to be a part of a comprehensive team of caring professionals and assist our clients/patients so they can achieve success. You will experience the opportunity to make a difference in the public sector as well as Make an ImpaCT as a Registered Professional Nurse for the State of Connecticut! We encourage you to apply today!

• A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.

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